Srinagar: Several houses were gutted in a massive fire incident in Noorbagh area in the outskirts of Srinagar on Monday, officials said.
The Fire and Emergency Service officials said that the fire broke out around 11.20 am in a house at Palpora area of Noorbagh in the outskirts of Srinagar and engulfed other nearby houses.
In the incident at least five residential houses comprising three single storey and two triple storey houses were gutted.
“As soon as the fire erupted in the area several fire tenders were rushed from the various fire stations of the city centre to the spot to douse the leaping flames”, they said adding “the fire has been brought under control”. No one was injured in the incident. The cause of the fire is being ascertained, they added
Several houses gutted in Norrbagh fire
